Referral Statistics

A recent poll of businesses showed that 41.4% of businesses count on referrals for over 80% of their sales. It further showed that nearly one third of businesses receive less than half of their business from referrals, with the remaining businesses somewhere in between.

If you're in the "have not" portion of this poll, no doubt you're wondering how you can increase your share of referrals. After all, referrals are the most effective and affordable way of increasing your sales and growing your bottom line. What can you do to position yourself more like the 14.1% of businesses surveyed got 100% of their business from referrals?

The answer to that question could no doubt fill volumes, but here are a few quick tips:

1. Prove that you're referrable. A referral is sending someone that you care about to someone that you respect. Have you shown yourself to be worthy?

2. Give someone a reason to give to you. Let's be real, everyone is looking out for their own bottom line. If you find a way to contribute to their bottom line, they'll be looking out for you too!

3. Be memorable and be educational! No matter what business you're in, it's competitive out there. Others are looking for the same referrals you are. Find a way to stand out from the crowd. Being unique isn't enough if your business community doesn't know everything you do. Make sure you educate your fellow business owners about your complete skill set; otherwise you'll be missing referral opportunities.

4. Maintain your relationships. It's a human weakness, what we see the most is remembered first. If you don't maintain a meaningful relationship with your business community, don't be surprised if they don't remember to refer to you.

The Value Pages Group can help you develop and expand on the ideas presented above. The best part is that you're able to do it online around your own schedule. Please join us so we can work together to build your business.

We Believe Everyone Has Something to Give

Whether you're just getting started in business or you've had a successful business for decades, you have something to give the business community. It could be your energy, your experience, or your willingness to learn. The Value Pages Group makes it easier than ever to show up and pitch in. You can't buy your way to The Value Pages Group supremacy, but you can contribute your way there. Teach a seminar. Post to the forum. Host an event. Whatever your skills you have, if you share them with the business community they will multiply the power of your business.

We Believe in Giving to Get

Ok, you're ambitious. We get it! You're motivated. But in order to stand out from the rat race, you have to be willing to give to get. It's no mystery that generous people are magnets for good will and opportunity. A business' reputation defines it, and a giving spirit polishes a reputation like nothing else. Give without expecting anything in return and you'll be amazed at what comes back to you. The Value Pages Group allows it all to happen in just minutes per week.

The Value Pages Group Locations

The Value Pages Group is a national online business networking group that creates referrals for your business. Even though we are national, there is a definite geographical focus to the members of the group. The Value Pages Group has chapters in all 50 states. You can network and get more referrals in just minutes a day, at any time, and from any location with a computer and internet connection.

The Value Pages Group gives its members the best value for their money. Members can grow their businesses through networking and referrals. See Members Testimonials. Our FREE Basic Membership will give you a taste of what The Value Pages Group has to offer. If you are serious about increasing your sales and creating a dynamic new referral stream, our Silver and Gold Memberships might be right for you. They offer unparalleled features and dynamic ways to grow a low maintenance referral stream for your business, maximizing your time and resources so that you can take your business to the next level. For more information about the different levels of membership and their benefits, click here.

Alabama. We currently have 11 referral group chapters in AL to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Decatur, Florence – Muscle Shoals, Dothan, Auburn – Opelika, Anniston – Oxford, and Gadsden. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Alaska. We currently have 1 referral group chapter in AK to support local businesses in the Anchorage area with online business networking. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Arizona. We currently have 9 referral group chapters in AZ to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Phoenix, Tucson, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale, and Tempe. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Arkansas. We currently have 1 referral group chapter in AR to support local businesses in the Little Rock area with online business networking. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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California. We currently have 70 referral group chapters in CA to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Long Beach, Fresno, Sacramento, Oakland, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Bakersfield, Riverside, Stockton, Chula Vista, Fremont, Modesto, Irvine, Glendale, San Bernardino, Huntington Beach, Oxnard, Fontana, Moreno Valley, Oceanside, Santa Clarita, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Garden Grove, Pomona, Santa Rosa, Salinas, Hayward, Torrance, Pasadena, Palmdale, Corona, Lancaster, Escondido, Orange, Elk Grove, Sunnyvale, Fullerton, Thousand Oaks, El Monte, Simi Valley, Concord, Visalia, Vallejo, Inglewood, Santa Clara, Costa Mesa, Downey, West Covina, Norwalk, Roseville, Ventura, Burbank, Victorville, Fairfield, Berkeley, Daly City, Carlsbad, Richmond, South Gate, Temecula, Antioch, Santa Barbara, Chico, Tracy, and Merced. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Colorado. We currently have 11 referral group chapters in CO to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Centennial, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Pueblo, Thornton, and Westminster. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Connecticut. We currently have 5 referral group chapters in CT to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, and Waterbury. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Delaware. We currently have 3 referral group chapters groups in DE to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County.
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District of Columbia. We currently have 1 referral group chapter to support local businesses in the Washington D.C. area with online business networking.
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Florida. We currently have 18 referral group chapters in FL to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Hialeah, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Cape Coral, Port Saint Lucie, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Coral Springs, Gainesville, Miramar, Clearwater, Pompano Beach, and Palm Bay. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Georgia. We currently have 5 referral group chapters in GA to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah, and Athens. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Hawaii. We currently have 8 referral group chapters in HI to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Big Island, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, and Nihau. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Idaho. We currently have 1 referral group chapter in ID to support local businesses in the Boise area with online business networking. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Illinois. We currently have 12 referral group chapters in IL to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Chicago, Aurora, Rockford, Joliet, Naperville, Springfield, Peoria, Elgin, Metro-East, Quad Cities, Champagn – Urbana, and Bloomington – Normal. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Indiana. We currently have 5 referral group chapters in IN to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville, South Bend, and North West. If you do not see your location, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Iowa. We currently have 2 referral group chapters in IA to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Des Moines and Quad Cities. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Kansas. We currently have 5 referral group chapters in KS to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City, Topeka, and Olathe. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Kentucky. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in KY to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Louisville, Lexington, and North Kentucky. If you do not see your location, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Louisiana. We currently have 4 referral group chapters in LA to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Lafayette, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Maine. We currently have 7 referral group chapters in ME to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Aroostock, Highlands, Kennebec & Moose River Valleys, Western, Portland, Mid-Coast, and Downeast & Acadia.
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Maryland. We currently have 1 referral group chapter in MD to support local businesses in the Baltimore area with online business networking. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Massachusetts. We currently have 2 referral group chapters in MA to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Springfield and Boston. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Michigan. We currently have 7 referral group chapters in MI to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren, Sterling Heights, Ann Arbor, Lansing, and Flint. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Minnesota. We currently have 2 referral group chapters in MN to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Minneapolis and St. Paul. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Mississippi. We currently have 1 referral group chapter in MS to support local businesses in the Jackson area with online business networking. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Missouri. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in MO to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Springfield, Kansas City, and St. Louis. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Montana. We currently have 1 referral group chapter in MT to support local businesses in the Billings area with online business networking. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Nebraska. We currently have 2 referral group chapters in NE to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Omaha and Lincoln. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Nevada. We currently have 7 referral group chapters in NV to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Reno, Sunrise Manor, Paradise, and Spring Valley. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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New Hampshire. We currently have 2 referral group chapters in NH to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: North New Hampshire and South New Hampshire.
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New Jersey. We currently have 4 referral group chapters in NJ to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: North Jersey, Central Jersey, South Jersey, and The Jersey Shore.
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New Mexico. We currently have 1 referral group chapter in NM to support local businesses in the Albuquerque area with online business networking. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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New York. We currently have 4 referral group chapters in NY to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, and Yonkers. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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North Carolina. We currently have 8 referral group chapters in NC to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville, Cary, and High Point. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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North Dakota. We currently have 4 referral group chapters in ND to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Appalachia, and Outer Banks. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Ohio. We currently have 6 referral group chapters in OH to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Toledo. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Oklahoma. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in OK to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Norman. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Oregon. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in OR to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Eugene, Salem, and Portland. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Pennsylvania. We currently have 4 referral group chapters in PA to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Erie. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Rhode Island. We currently have 1 referral group chapter in RI to support local businesses in the Providence area with online business networking. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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South Carolina. We currently have 4 referral group chapters in SC to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and Sioux Falls. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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South Dakota. We currently have 1 referral group chapter in SD to support local businesses in the Sioux Falls area with online business networking. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Tennessee. We currently have 6 referral group chapters in TN to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Knoxville, Memphis, Murfreesboro, and Nashville. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Texas. We currently have 28 referral group chapters in TX to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: San Angelo, Victoria, Sherman – Denison, Midland, Odessa, Texarkana, Wichita Falls, Abilene, Tyler, College Station – Bryan, Longview, Waco, Laredo, Amarillo, Lubbock, Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood, Beaumont – Port Arthur, Brownsville – Harlingen, Corpus Christi, McAllen – Edinburg – Mission, El Paso, Austin – Round Rock, San Antonio, Houston – Sugar Land – Baytown, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, Irving, and Plano. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Utah. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in UT to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Provo – Orem, Ogden – Clearfield, and Salt Lake City. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Vermont. We currently have 2 referral group chapters in VT to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Northern Vermont and Southern Vermont.
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Virginia. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in VA to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and Richmond – Petersburg. If you do not see your location, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Washington. We currently have 5 referral group chapters in WA to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, and Bellevue. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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West Virginia. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in WV to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Charleston, Morgantown, and Wheeling. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Wisconsin. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in WI to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Wyoming. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in WY to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: Laramie County, Central Wyoming, and Western Wyoming. If you do not see your location, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Puerto Rico. We currently have 3 referral group chapters in PR to support local businesses with online business networking for the following locations: San Juan, Carolina, and Ponce. If you do not see your town, then we need your help! Contact Us and The Value Pages Group will get back to you.
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Video Recommendation From Peter Hackett

Hello, I’m Peter Hackett, founder of Johnell Properties LLC, www.JPRescue.com, and Global Property Group LLC. As you can tell, I offer many services, which is one of the primary reasons I’ve become a member of The Value Pages Group. My businesses keep me very busy, and I just don’t have the time to meet face to face every week in order to network my businesses.

Evolution has come to marketing. The Value Pages Group provides me the opportunity to successfully network throughout a range of business communities at any time, day or night. The Value Pages Group is my choice for lucrative networking.

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Video Recommendation From Jason Sanders

Hi, my name is Jason Sanders and I’m a Mortgage Specialist. I operate nationally in all 50 states. I do residential and commercial financing on purchases and refinances. I deal with borrowers of all types and on property sizes of all types, from small row homes in Philadelphia, $50k range, all the way up into the millions of dollars. And over the past several months in this economy, I’ve had to evaluate what my priorities are, what’s most important to me, and what’s going to help me grow my business because, in the mortgage business, it’s important that I generate more interest with less time. I have to secure a larger piece of a shrinking pie in order to keep things on an even keel, and that highlights that time is my most important asset. That’s why I’m involved with The Value Pages Group. It allows me to network with up to hundreds of other business owners, all with just minutes out of my week. It’s important and it’s really working for me! I’ve gotten 5 referrals so far in just a 2 month membership span. So, we’re just getting started. I hope that you’ll look at all the material out there and compare everything because The Value Pages Group is the best value. Price and results say that there’s nothing better than The Value Pages Group!

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Jason Sanders: Mortgage Specialist

Business Writing Contest

In The Value Pages Group, like any other business networking group or referral group, you get out what you put in. With The Value Pages Group, it's a little bit different though, because you can't measure your activity by the number of hands you shake, or the amount of business cards you pass out. Here, activity is measured by the amount of information you put out about yourself and your business.

There are several advantages to this business model. The first is that there's tremendous flexibility. We don't have to be at a certain place at a certain time to put out information about ourselves and our businesses. We can do this whenever our individual schedules permit us to do it. That's why we're all here, for the flexibility.

Another big advantage is that the information that we compile on ourselves and our business is able to be put on the internet and live on forever as advertisements of our expertise and abilities. This information becomes searchable and available to anyone who may be interested in what we have to offer. In short, the time we spend composing this information is invaluable because the information itself continues to work for us indefinitely.

The final big advantage of this business model is the act of writing itself. We all carry around a business plan in our heads. Every day we have an agenda and we execute it. That agenda may be based on a very detailed business plan, or a loose direction for our business that we are carrying in our minds. As anyone who has taken the time to transition an idea from their head to a piece of paper can attest, the writing process purifies ideas. When we write things out, inevitably weaknesses will appear and questions will be raised. Addressing those weaknesses and answering those questions galvanizes our ideas, sharpens our focus, and energizes our direction.

With these things in mind, I'm announcing a Writing Contest! The goal is to educate your readers. These articles should be educational. They should not be blatant commercials for your business. There are two categories.

In the first I'm asking members to write on the topic of growing maintaining or improving your business. What important lessons has your business taught you that can be cross-applied by business owners in other professions? Please see the rules at the bottom of this message.

In the second I'm asking members to educate their readers about their profession. Choose a topic, pull back the curtain. What do your customers not understand about what you do? What do your business partners not understand about what you do? How can you describe your job or a portion of it so that your reader has a greater understanding and appreciation for your products or services? Please see the rules at the bottom of this message.

By now I'm sure you're wondering what the prizes are. The winner for each category will be featured on the home page of the website for 1 month and the overall winner will have their blog featured on our organizational pages on both Facebook and LinkedIn for a month, which are available to view by millions of readers. Remember all participants will win because all articles will be included in our soon to be rolled out "Articles" page on http://www.TheValuePagesGroup.com.

Rules:
You must join The Value Pages Group as a Basic Member in order to participate. Basic Membership is FREE.

Helpful: The idea here is that all articles will be rated on a helpfulness scale. It will have to pass a basic test of helpfulness before it is approved for publication. You should be able to read the article and think, "yeah, that would be helpful to me as an independent business owner."

Not overly self-promotional: There is a fine line here - you will write on topics you know, which will raise your profile, and make you more likely to be hired or consulted. That's fine and encouraged. But you can't use an article to sell your service directly - that's what member promotions are for. We don't allow direct links back to the author's website within the article. Blatant self-promotion is frowned on; indirect self-promotion is encouraged!

Articles must be between 500-1,500 words in length. Longer articles can be broken into multiple parts, but that is strongly discouraged (rating such articles is difficult). We recommend re-writing longer articles to fit within the length limit, or creating two stand-alone articles from one longer piece.

The deadline for entries is Feb 15, 2009.

Jason Sanders
President

Video Recommendation From Michael Sanders

Hello, I’m Michael Sanders. I’m a public speaker and a member of The Value Pages Group. As a public speaker, I deal with the subjects of life, whether we deal with them at home, in the work place, or at school. So if you’re ever looking for anyone who wants to address the subject of life head on, I’m the person. I have a unique view of life and how to deal with it.

What I want to talk to you about today though, is The Value Pages Group and what it means to you and me. Imagine the opportunity of being able to network with different people of different abilities, without leaving the comfort of your home. After all, it is casual Monday here in my part of the world. You do have this ability with The Value Pages Group. There are low membership charges, the wonderful ability to associate and to mingle with others without having to get dressed up and go somewhere just to pass out cards. So then think about what it can do for you, what it can do for me, and what we can do to help build this group up. Tell others! Work with others, and before you know it, your business is going to grow, and you’re going to prosper financially from it! It’s a good thing!

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Why Choose The Value Pages Group?

We recognize that there are lots of options for business owners looking to expand their businesses. If you've been researching what is available to you, you may be confused as to what the best way to proceed is, and what will generate the most results for your time and money. Let's break down some common options available to you and weigh them against The Value Pages Group.

•1. Traditional Business Networking and Referral Groups (think BNI or LeTip). These groups usually have 15 to 50 members and meet weekly at a restaurant for breakfast or lunch. Members' networking opportunities usually consist of standing up to give a 15 second commercial about their businesses, while their fellow members enjoy their meal. What is the cost of membership in such a group? Membership dues average $300.00 annually. Then there is the cost of purchasing your meal each week. If you take a meal cost of $15.00 X 52 weeks in the year, you get an additional annual fee of $780.00 per year, making your total investment $1,080.00 per year! That is quite a bit of money to spend, but it still doesn't take into account the time you spend traveling back and forth to the designated restaurant and enjoying your networking lunch (usually 2 hours, one day a week). If you usually take an hour for lunch everyday, you're only losing one hour per week. But how much is your time worth? If you figure it out, that hour per week lost probably costs you more than the annual membership over the course of a year. The Value Pages Group improves upon the concepts of traditional business networking and referral groups. It gives you more members, and more members = more referrals. The Value Pages Group supports up to 150 members per chapter offering immense potential for business networking and building referrals. It also allows for instantaneous conversation in just seconds from anywhere with a computer and an internet connection. That's right, you don't have to travel or purchase a meal and it only takes minutes per week to get your message out and educate your fellow members about your business. The Value Pages Group offers all of this superior networking and referral building capacity at a truly incredible price point. You can get a taste of what The Value Pages Group has to offer with our Basic Membership for FREE! For more information about the levels of membership that are available and their benefits, check out the website

•2. Online Business Networking (think LinkedIn). LinkedIn is an incredible website, but most members will tell you that they are confused about how to effectively use it to build their business. Unfortunately LinkedIn restricts communication between members, so many users end up viewing it as a Job Search engine. In online business networking, just because you have a list of names in a column labeled "Business Network," doesn't mean those people are actually working for you.

At The Value Pages Group, we can help you turn your LinkedIn contacts into a dynamic referral generating engine. The key is technology that allows for open and instantaneous communication between members and doesn't limit frequency or quality of communication so that members are able to build deep and meaningful business relationships that lead to increased referrals and strong business growth.

•3. Social Networking (think Facebook or MySpace). Business owners considering using a social networking site to build their business should not forget that it's Social Networking. The Social aspect comes first. If your thinking of using one of these sites as an advertising medium, be prepared to alienate your friends and irritate people, in short - failure. Business can be generated from these sites, but it is a long term strategy and can not be the focus of your activity on these sites.

The Value Pages Group is a business first site. You don't have to be shy about putting yourself out there! Members are encouraged to educate one another about their businesses. If you choose to become a member of The Value Pages Group, you're accepting a promotional role, not just for your own business, but also for the businesses of your fellow members. With this kind of mindset, each chapter of The Value Pages Group will thrive and provide tremendous value to its members.

When it comes to building your business, you're the only one who can choose the right path for you. We're not discounting any of the above methods, because they've all proven to be effective. They are also not mutually exclusive, you may use one or all to benefit your business. Hopefully this discussion has shown you that The Value Pages Group is a solid investment of your time and energy and would be a great addition to your overall strategy to build and grow your business. If you you're not yet convinced, or would like more information, feel free to check out the rest of the website. We're looking forward to working with you to create a sustainable referral generating engine for your business.

Video Recommendation from Charley Hopson

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Hi, my name is Charley Hopson. I’m a retired financial executive, having spent 35 years in the insurance industry. I retired and started a company called Creative Cash Flow Solutions with the idea of purchasing mortgage notes secured by real estate, and that led me into the real estate business. I have been buying and selling home for the last few years. My strategy is to market to free and clear homes, people with a lot of equity, which gives us a lot of options. I have a website. It’s www.ez4uhomesales.com.

I’m a good friend of Jason’s and decided to join The Value Pages because I think it gives me a great opportunity to network with other individuals and save time in running around. Thank you.

Charley Hopson: Real Estate Investor

Company Overview:

p>Our approach is simple. Instead of traveling to a specific location once a week to meet with other members and exchange referrals, The Value Pages allows members to network without leaving their offices and at any time of the day or night that is convenient to their schedule. Members are able to prepare written commercials, announcements of new or discounted products or services and other advertisements and requests through a single post to our online forum. With the click of a button your single message is received by all the members of your chapter of The Value Pages Group, who can then respond with any follow up questions and referrals to match the content of your post. It's incredibly easy. If you can send an email, you will have no problem operating The Value Pages. Imagine the dynamic ways that you can grow your business with this kind of structure! You can post information and advertisements any time day or night, instead of waiting for a weekly meeting. This Is Networking At The Speed Of Business. This is The Value Pages.

Mission: To provide online business networking and referrals to local businesses nationwide through a unique system that maximizes member's time and resources.

Products: Business Growth, Business Networking, More Referrals, More Sales, More Money and More Time.

Members are encouraged to do a weekly commercial highlighting a feature of their business and outlining what a good referral is. Members can post to the forum as often as they would like, as long as their posts are informative and business oriented. Members are encouraged to post referrals from their client base in order to grow confidence and increase referrals from other members. The Value Pages Group is, bar none, the best value you’re going to find to expand and grow your business through networking and referrals. Don’t believe us? Just see what some of our current members are saying about The Value Pages Group. You can get a taste of what The Value Pages Group has to offer through our FREE Basic Membership. For those who just can’t wait to take their business to the next level, the Silver and Gold Memberships offer unparalleled features and dynamic ways to grow a low maintenance referral stream for your business. For more information about the different levels of membership and their benefits, please check out the website: www.TheValuePagesGroup.com. If you are interested in increasing your sales and growing your business, Join Us.